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{{short description|American company}}
{{Refimprove|date=February 2011}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2011}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| company_name = Dust Networks
| name = Dust Networks, Inc.
|company_logo = [[Image:dustlogo.png|106px|Dust Networks logo]]
|logo = [[Image:dustlogo.png|106px|Dust Networks logo]]
|company_type=[[Private company|private]]
|type=[[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = 2004
| foundation = 2002
| location=30695 Huntwood Avenue<br> [[Hayward, California]]<br> [[USA]]
| location = 30695 Huntwood Avenue<br>[[Hayward, California]]<br>United States
| key_people =[[Kristofer S. J. Pister]], co-founder and [[Chief technology officer|CTO]]<br> Joy Weiss, President and CEO
| key_people = [[Kristofer S. J. Pister]], co-founder and [[Chief technology officer|CTO]]<br>Joy Weiss, President and CEO
| num_employees = Approximately 45 (2011)
| num_employees = {{circa}} 45 (2011)
| industry =specialized [[semiconductors]]
| industry = Specialized [[semiconductors]]
| products= [[Wireless sensor network]] devices
| products = [[Wireless sensor network]] devices
| homepage=[http://www.dustnetworks.com/ www.dustnetworks.com]
| homepage = [http://www.dustnetworks.com/ www.dustnetworks.com]
}}
}}


'''Dust Networks, Inc.''' is a company specializing in the design and manufacture of [[wireless sensor networks]] for industrial applications including process monitoring, [[condition monitoring]], asset management, [[Environment, Health and Safety]] (EH & S) monitoring and [[power management]]. They are headquartered in [[Hayward, California]].
'''Dust Networks, Inc.''' is an American company that specializes in the design and manufacture of [[wireless sensor networks]] for industrial applications including process monitoring, [[condition monitoring]], asset management, [[environment, health and safety|environment, health and safety (EHS)]] monitoring, and [[power management]]. They were acquired by Linear Technology, Inc in December 2011, which in turn was acquired by [[Analog Devices|Analog Devices, Inc.]] in 2017. The Dust Networks product team operates in the IoT Networking Platforms group of Analog Devices.


Dust Networks works with industry and standards groups such as [[WirelessHART]], [[IETF]], [[Instrument Society of America|ISA]], and [[WINA]] to help drive the adoption of interoperable wireless sensor networking products.
Dust Networks works with industry and standards groups such as [[WirelessHART]], [[IEEE]] and [[IETF]] to help drive the adoption of [[Interoperability|interoperable]] [[wireless sensor network]]ing products.


==Company history==
==Company history==
In 1997, [[Kristofer S. J. Pister]], a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], conceived of and started the [[smartdust|Smart Dust]] project with [[DARPA]] funding.
In 1997, [[Kristofer S. J. Pister]], a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], conceived of and started the [[smartdust|Smart Dust]] project with [[DARPA]] funding.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}


===Smart Dust===
===Smart Dust===
{{main article |Smartdust}}
The Smart Dust project<ref>[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Berkeleys-Mesh-Network-Dust-in-the-RFID-Wind/]</ref> attempted to demonstrate that a complete sensor/communication system could be integrated into a package one cubic millimeter in size. This involved advances in miniaturization, integration, and energy management. The project focus was independent of any particular sensor, and looked at both commercial and military applications including:
The Smart Dust project attempted to demonstrate that a complete sensor/communication system could be made of sensors one cubic millimeter in size. This involved advances in miniaturization, integration, and energy management. The project focus was independent of any particular sensor, and looked at both commercial and military applications including:


* Defense-related sensor networks such as battlefield surveillance, treaty monitoring, transportation monitoring, and scud hunting.
* Defense-related sensor networks such as battlefield surveillance, treaty monitoring, transportation monitoring, and scud hunting.
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* Impact, vibration and temperature monitoring of consumer electronics, for failure analysis and diagnostic information, e.g. monitoring the vibration of bearings to detect frequency signatures that may indicate imminent failure.
* Impact, vibration and temperature monitoring of consumer electronics, for failure analysis and diagnostic information, e.g. monitoring the vibration of bearings to detect frequency signatures that may indicate imminent failure.


The project led to the founding of Dust Networks, to provide commercial applications for industrial monitoring and control.
The project led to the founding of Dust Networks, to provide commercial applications of the above.


===Timeline===
===Timeline===
* July 2002: Dust Networks founded by Pister, [[Tod Dykstra]], [[Rob Conant]] and [[Brett Warneke]]
* July 2002: Dust Networks founded by Pister, Tod Dykstra, Rob Conant and Brett Warneke
* February 2004: Completes $7 million [[Venture capital financing|Series A financing]] from [[Foundation Capital]], [[Institutional Venture Partners]] and [[In-Q-Tel]]
* February 2004: Completes $7 million [[Venture capital financing|Series A financing]] from [[Foundation Capital]], [[Institutional Venture Partners]] and [[In-Q-Tel]]
* July 2004: First product delivered - SmartMesh shipping
* July 2004: First product delivered - SmartMesh shipping
* February 2005: Completes $22 million Series B financing from [[Crescendo Ventures]], [[Cargill Ventures]] and prior investors
* February 2005: Completes $22 million Series B financing from Crescendo Ventures, Cargill Ventures and prior investors
* March 2005: Launches products based on [[IEEE 802.15.4]] standard in the 2.4&nbsp;GHz [[ISM band]]
* March 2005: Launches products based on [[IEEE 802.15.4]] standard in the 2.4&nbsp;GHz [[ISM band]]
* June 2006: Launches SmartMesh-XT wireless sensor networking system optimized for industrial applications
* June 2006: Launches SmartMesh-XT wireless sensor networking system optimized for industrial applications
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* October 2007: SmartMesh IA-500 family of WirelessHART standards-based systems announced
* October 2007: SmartMesh IA-500 family of WirelessHART standards-based systems announced
* July 2008: Launches initiative focused on the use of Internet Protocol (IP) networking in urban infrastructure, building automation, utility metering, and other wireless sensor networking applications
* July 2008: Launches initiative focused on the use of Internet Protocol (IP) networking in urban infrastructure, building automation, utility metering, and other wireless sensor networking applications
* December 2011: Dust Networks is acquired by [[Linear Technology]] <ref>{{cite news|title=Linear Technology Acquisition of Dust Networks Extends Wireless Sensor Networking Capabilities|url=http://www.dustnetworks.com/about/press/2011/linear-technology-acquisition-dust-networks-extends-wireless-sensor-networking-capa|accessdate=22 February 2012|newspaper=Press Release|date=20 December 2011}}</ref>
* December 2011: Dust Networks is acquired by [[Linear Technology]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Linear Technology Acquisition of Dust Networks Extends Wireless Sensor Networking Capabilities|url=http://www.dustnetworks.com/about/press/2011/linear-technology-acquisition-dust-networks-extends-wireless-sensor-networking-capa|accessdate=22 February 2012|newspaper=Press Release|date=20 December 2011}}</ref>
* 2017: Linear Technology is acquired by [[Analog Devices]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Linear Technology {{!}} Analog Devices|url=https://www.analog.com/en/about-adi/news-room/press-releases/2017/3-10-17-analog-devices-completes-acquisition-of-linear-technology.html#:~:text=Analog%20Devices,%20Inc.,acquisition%20of%20Linear%20Technology%20Corporation.|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.analog.com}}</ref>


==Technology==
==Technology==
Wireless sensor networks attempt to increase transmission reliability and quickly adapt should the transmission fail and automatically route around failed links. This requires embedded networking intelligence that establishes, maintains and utilizes redundant multi-hop routing from source to destination.
Wireless sensor networks attempt to increase transmission reliability and quickly adapt should the transmission fail and automatically route around failed links. This requires embedded networking intelligence that establishes, maintains and utilizes redundant [[multi-hop routing]] from source to destination.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}


Dust implements full-mesh networks, sometimes referred to as ‘mesh-to-the-edge’, which provides redundant routing to the edge of the network. In a full-mesh network every device has the same routing capabilities and is able to ‘decide’ where it belongs in the routing structure based on what other nodes it can communicate with, its proximity to the network gateway, and its traffic load. This allows for self-forming and self-healing. The multi-chip modules used to drive these networks are divided into 'gateways' and 'motes' (or mote modules). Gateways then tie back into larger networks used to make decisions within large industrial plants (oil refineries, chemical plants, produce facilities, etc).
Dust Networks implements full-mesh networks, sometimes referred to as ‘mesh-to-the-edge’, which provides redundant routing to the edge of the network. In a full-mesh network every device has the same routing capabilities and is able to ‘decide’ where it belongs in the routing structure based on what other nodes it can communicate with, its proximity to the network gateway, and its traffic load. This allows for self-forming and self-healing. The multi-chip modules used to drive these networks are divided into 'gateways' and 'motes' (or mote modules). Gateways then tie back into larger networks used to make decisions within large industrial plants (oil refineries, chemical plants, produce facilities, etc.).{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}


The company has evolved from using a proprietary protocol called [[TSMP]] (Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol), to Wireless HART to launching an IP-based initiative, in support of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), focused on the use of Internet Protocol (IP) networking in urban infrastructure, building automation, utility metering, and other wireless sensor networking applications.
The company has evolved from using a proprietary protocol called [[TSMP]] (Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol), to WirelessHART to launching an Internet Protocol-based initiative, in support of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), focused on the use of IP networking in urban infrastructure, building automation, utility metering, and other wireless sensor networking applications.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

==See also==
[[Smartdust]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/archive/users/warneke-brett/SmartDust/index.html UC Berkeley Smart Dust Project]
*[http://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/smartdust UC Berkeley Smart Dust Project]
*[http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pister/SmartDust/ Kris Pister's Smart Dust Page]
*[http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~pister/SmartDust/ Kris Pister's Smart Dust Page]


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[[Category:Wireless sensor network]]
[[Category:Wireless sensor network]]
[[Category:Companies based in Hayward, California]]
[[Category:Companies based in Hayward, California]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2004]]
[[Category:American companies established in 2004]]
[[Category:Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Electronics companies established in 2004]]

Latest revision as of 23:00, 27 February 2024

Dust Networks, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySpecialized semiconductors
Founded2002
Headquarters30695 Huntwood Avenue
Hayward, California
United States
Key people
Kristofer S. J. Pister, co-founder and CTO
Joy Weiss, President and CEO
ProductsWireless sensor network devices
Number of employees
c. 45 (2011)
Websitewww.dustnetworks.com

Dust Networks, Inc. is an American company that specializes in the design and manufacture of wireless sensor networks for industrial applications including process monitoring, condition monitoring, asset management, environment, health and safety (EHS) monitoring, and power management. They were acquired by Linear Technology, Inc in December 2011, which in turn was acquired by Analog Devices, Inc. in 2017. The Dust Networks product team operates in the IoT Networking Platforms group of Analog Devices.

Dust Networks works with industry and standards groups such as WirelessHART, IEEE and IETF to help drive the adoption of interoperable wireless sensor networking products.

Company history[edit]

In 1997, Kristofer S. J. Pister, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, conceived of and started the Smart Dust project with DARPA funding.[citation needed]

Smart Dust[edit]

Main article: Smartdust

The Smart Dust project attempted to demonstrate that a complete sensor/communication system could be made of sensors one cubic millimeter in size. This involved advances in miniaturization, integration, and energy management. The project focus was independent of any particular sensor, and looked at both commercial and military applications including:

  • Defense-related sensor networks such as battlefield surveillance, treaty monitoring, transportation monitoring, and scud hunting.
  • Virtual keyboard sensors: by attaching miniature remotes on each fingernail, accelerometers could then sense the orientation and motion of each fingertip, and communicate this data to a computer in a wristwatch.
  • Inventory control: by placing miniature sensors on each object in the inventory system (product package, carton, pallet, truck warehouse, internet), each component could "talk" to the next component in the system. This evolved into today's RFID inventory control systems.
  • Product quality monitoring: temperature and humidity monitoring of perishables such as meat, produce, and dairy.
  • Impact, vibration and temperature monitoring of consumer electronics, for failure analysis and diagnostic information, e.g. monitoring the vibration of bearings to detect frequency signatures that may indicate imminent failure.

The project led to the founding of Dust Networks, to provide commercial applications of the above.

Timeline[edit]

  • July 2002: Dust Networks founded by Pister, Tod Dykstra, Rob Conant and Brett Warneke
  • February 2004: Completes $7 million Series A financing from Foundation Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and In-Q-Tel
  • July 2004: First product delivered - SmartMesh shipping
  • February 2005: Completes $22 million Series B financing from Crescendo Ventures, Cargill Ventures and prior investors
  • March 2005: Launches products based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard in the 2.4 GHz ISM band
  • June 2006: Launches SmartMesh-XT wireless sensor networking system optimized for industrial applications
  • September 2007: WirelessHART standard ratified
  • October 2007: SmartMesh IA-500 family of WirelessHART standards-based systems announced
  • July 2008: Launches initiative focused on the use of Internet Protocol (IP) networking in urban infrastructure, building automation, utility metering, and other wireless sensor networking applications
  • December 2011: Dust Networks is acquired by Linear Technology[1]
  • 2017: Linear Technology is acquired by Analog Devices[2]

Technology[edit]

Wireless sensor networks attempt to increase transmission reliability and quickly adapt should the transmission fail and automatically route around failed links. This requires embedded networking intelligence that establishes, maintains and utilizes redundant multi-hop routing from source to destination.[citation needed]

Dust Networks implements full-mesh networks, sometimes referred to as ‘mesh-to-the-edge’, which provides redundant routing to the edge of the network. In a full-mesh network every device has the same routing capabilities and is able to ‘decide’ where it belongs in the routing structure based on what other nodes it can communicate with, its proximity to the network gateway, and its traffic load. This allows for self-forming and self-healing. The multi-chip modules used to drive these networks are divided into 'gateways' and 'motes' (or mote modules). Gateways then tie back into larger networks used to make decisions within large industrial plants (oil refineries, chemical plants, produce facilities, etc.).[citation needed]

The company has evolved from using a proprietary protocol called TSMP (Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol), to WirelessHART to launching an Internet Protocol-based initiative, in support of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), focused on the use of IP networking in urban infrastructure, building automation, utility metering, and other wireless sensor networking applications.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

Smartdust

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Linear Technology Acquisition of Dust Networks Extends Wireless Sensor Networking Capabilities". Press Release. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Linear Technology | Analog Devices". www.analog.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

External links[edit]

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